“Ainslie Mother” back in the clink – again

Last week the accused was granted bail after Tessa Woodcock provided surety for her.

Ms Woodcock offered the mother house cleaning work and also provided details of her previous living arrangements and criminal history.

But today the ACT Supreme Court was told Ms Woodcock has been charged with perjury after police discovered she had convictions for receiving stolen goods in 2006 and provided incorrect addresses on the bail sheet.

Crims being made responsible for crims isn’t new. Last year one of our good justices (I can’t name them or they’ll get indigestion) ordered a bloke who had been found guilty of multiple armed stick-ups, be bailed from Belco remand centre into the custody of his junkie girlfriend, to visit his supposedly dying father. She was ordered have him back by 17:00 hours the same day. N.S.W. coppers picked them both up for armed robbery the following week.

Our territory has become a very, very bad joke I’m afraid.

Wrong – Not the Territory, the Courts. Unfortuantely we have to wear it.

Crims being made responsible for crims isn’t new. Last year one of our good justices (I can’t name them or they’ll get indigestion) ordered a bloke who had been found guilty of multiple armed stick-ups, be bailed from Belco remand centre into the custody of his junkie girlfriend, to visit his supposedly dying father. She was ordered have him back by 17:00 hours the same day. N.S.W. coppers picked them both up for armed robbery the following week.